BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV

Registered charity 1148196 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASHH

To promote, encourage and improve the study and practice of diagnosing, treating and managing sexually transmitted infections (STI), HIV and other sexual health problems. To champion and promote high quality standards in the multidisciplinary speciality of Genitourinary Medicine and in all individuals and all services providing STI, HIV and sexual health care.

Objects

1 TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND IMPROVE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF DIAGNOSING, TREATING AND MANAGING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, HIV AND OTHER SEXUAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.2 TO INNOVATE AND DELIVER EXCELLENT TAILORED EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, TRAINERS AND TRAINEES IN THE UK.3 TO DETERMINE, MONITOR AND MAINTAIN STANDARDS OF GOVERNANCE IN THE PROVISION OF SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV CARE.4 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC HEALTH IN RELATION TO SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, HIV AND OTHER SEXUAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.5 TO CHAMPION AND PROMOTE GOOD SEXUAL HEALTH AND PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £316,735 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£260,190. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £1,479,264, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover committed costs for the next two years in the event of no further income. The trustees confirm that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Institute for Health and Care Research — “funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR205675).” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~14.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/05/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Cara Saxonchair
• Dr Anne Oliver
• Dr Christopher Ward
• Dr Clare Elizabeth Wood
• Dr Jonathan William Shaw
• Dr Kajal Verma
• Dr Katarina Prime
• Dr Luciana Rubinstein Szaniecki
• Dr Malika Mohabeer Hart
• Dr Matthew Christopher Stuart Grundy-Bowers
• Dr Michael Rayment
• Jara Phattey · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jodie Crossman
• Joshua Anderson
• Nathan John Burley
• Professor Claudia Estcourt
• Professor Matthew David Phillips

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.